Match.



c. H. PALMER & J. W. DENMEAD.

' MATCH.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21,1909.

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UNITED sTarns PATENT OFFICE.

GHABLES H. PALH'IER'AND JOHN W. DENMEAD, 0F AKRON, OHIO, ASSIGNORS TOTHE DIAIONID HATCH COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OFILLINOIS.

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Patented Mar. '7, 1911.

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Matches, of whichthe follow-- mg is a specification.

This invention relates to of matches, and has for its object to pro:

vide a cheap andefiieient match having a composite splint of wood andpaper arranged in superposed layers, whereby the wood reinforces thepaper and serves to prevent the bending thereof during the act ofstriking the match, and whereby the paper obviates all liability of theseparation and fallin of the parts 1n the event of the breaking 0 thewood, and, being of soft stock, absorbs suflicient parafiin, or thelike, to insure the ready i 'tion of the splint when the head thereof isignited.

Other advantages resulting from our invention will be hereinafterpointed-out.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a perspective view of a match (enlarged)embodymg our invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view illustrating theimprovement as applied to a match card. Fig. 3 is a view of an ordinarymatch book containing sections of the said .card. I

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, a

represents two strips or layers of paper, and b a thin strip or layer ofveneer interposed between the same, the whole being intimately cementedtogether to constitute a homogeneous stem or splint. The edges of the mterposed strip of veneer are exposed throughout the length of the splintso that when the latter is dip ed at one end into the usual liquid. aratheveneer, as well as the paper, is treated therewith, as at a, and alsowhen the usual head of ignitible composition, d, is applied to such end,the compo-- sition comes into, direct contact with the wood, as well aswith the pa er. Thus, it

v will be seen that if the head 0 the match be ers of paper not onlycover and protect the the manufacture same laterally, but also obviatethe otherwise liability of the separation and fallin of the parts in theevent of the breaking o the wood while striking the match. Moreover,soft and absorbent paper for the outer layers may be used, in that thewood rein= forces the same and imparts the requisite rigidity thereto.

It is to be noted that paper matches are made ofcheap, soft stock inorder to permit the absorption thereby of sufficient parafiin, or thelike, to insure combustion, but such material, lacking rigidity, bendseasily when the match is being struck. Also that veneer matches arenecessarily made of selected straight-grained stock in order that theyshall possess the requisite strength and rigidity. In the production ofour improved matches, however, we are enabled to secure and combine theabsorbent and rigid characteristics of paper and wood without recourseto expensive stock.

.In the practical manufacture of these matches we produce a thin sheetor layer of veneer in the .usual manner and cement to and throughout itsupper and lower surfaces the layers of paper. We then sever from thecomposite sheet splints of proper length and breadth and treat them with.parafiiri and ignitible composition in any known or improved manner.

In Fig. 2 we have shown our invention as embodied in a match card, thesplints (a) being only partially severed from the sheet of compositematerial so as to leave a marginal connecting portion a. The free endsof the splints are staggered or laterally se arated, as indicated, andthen dipped m t e paraffin and ignitible composition.

In Fig. 3 we have illustrated a construction in which the match card isdivided into sections and contained within a suitable. cover 6,similarly to the well-known match book; the parts being united by astaple, as f, driven through the folded end of the cover and theinterposed margins of the confined Y .match comprising in itsconstruction flat stri s or layers of paper and -a thin strip or ayer ofwood interposed between the same, the whole being intimately cementedtogether to constitute a homogeneous stem or splint.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a match comprising in itsconstruction flat stri s or layers of paper and a thin strip 'or ayer ofwood interposed between the F lower surfaces of the wood, the wholebeing partially severed to provide a series of composlte match sphntsaving a mar inalconnecting portion, and the free en 5 of the- Splintsbeing saturated with paraffin and up ed with i 'tible com osition.

igned at arberton 1n the county of Summit and State of l Ohio this 16thday of July, 1909.

CHARLES H. PALMER. JOHN W. DENMEAD.

Witnesses:

B. 0. Ross, D. J. KOONCE.

